Two of 2024’s highest-polling candidates sparred with each other over China on the third GOP debate stage. Who will secure second place, behind former President Donald Trump? American colleges are getting antisemitic, but what’s behind the surge? A report delves into how billions of dollars from Hamas and China are flooding our campuses. Should the United States collaborate with China on scientific research? A group of lawmakers is making a case for President Joe Biden to consider. A trio of giant pandas has left Washington’s National Zoo. Some fans find their departure unbearable. Topics in this episode: Haley, DeSantis Spar Over China in Third GOP Debate Deterring CCP Influence on U.S. College Campuses Biden Urged to End U.S.-China Science Agreement Persecution: Lawmakers Pressure Biden, China Secretaries Austin, Blinken to Meet Indian Officials Taiwan Signs Trade Partnership with UK Blinken Warns of N. Korea-Russia Military Ties U.S. to Lend $553M to Sri Lanka for Port Upgrade Philippines Pulls Out of Beijing’s Belt and Road GOP Candidates Vying for Top China Hawk: Thornebrooke Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and guests, and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times....Read more https://www.theepochtimes.com/epochtv/haley-desantis-spar-over-china-in-third-gop-debate-5526662
Ethnic armed groups in Burma (also known as Myanmar) that make up the Three Brotherhood Alliance have been on the offensive against junta forces in the country’s north-east Shan State since Oct. 27. The alliance—made up of the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), and Arakan Army (AA)—has captured more than 100 strongholds from the junta’s armed forces known as the Tatmadaw in the Shan State region of the Kokang Self-Administered Zone that borders China. Other ethnic armies, such as the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), say they support the operation, which the alliance called “Operation 1027” based on its launch date.... 
When communist leader Xi Jinping met with President Joe Biden last November, China considered itself the world’s role model in controlling the pandemic. It watched America struggle over inflation risks. President Biden’s party had just lost the House majority, albeit with a much smaller margin than expected. A year later, the tables may have turned. Inflation has somewhat cooled in the United States, and China’s economy has faltered after Mr. Xi ended his zero-COVID policy in December. President Biden’s party scored sweeping victories in the off-year state elections. On top of that, Washington tightened its export controls on semiconductors in October and announced restrictions on U.S. investment in China in high tech in August....
News Analysis China edged back into disinflation in October as consumer demand continued to weaken and producer prices fell, highlighting the persistence of disinflationary pressures and shaky recovery while policymakers struggled to reignite growth in the world’s second-largest economy. The consumer price index (CPI), the main gauge of inflation, fell 0.2 percent year-on-year (YOY) in October, according to National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) data released on Nov. 9, higher than the 0.1 percent reduction predicted in a Reuters poll. Furthermore, the producer price index (PPI) decreased for the 13th consecutive month, down 2.6 percent YOY, compared to a 2.7 percent loss predicted by economists and a 2.5 percent contraction in September....